Hurricane Katrina

[docetboy]

I'm a Red Cross Disaster Volunteer and have helped after disasters before, though admittedly, on a much smaller scale (this is the largest disaster the American Red Cross has ever responded to - bigger than Huricanne Andrews, bigger than 9/11).

Truthfully, the best thing you can do is to donate money. The Red Cross has trained volunteers they are sending from all over the country to help out, whether it be to serve food, work in a shelter, or the thousands of other jobs and the countless logistics of it. You can also donate blood...thousands of units are needed that the Red Cross doesn't have, and you can save up to three lives with every donation.

Call your local Red Cross chapter and ask how you can help. The Red Cross has regional callcenters throughout the nation, one might be in your town, and you might be able to help by answering the phone when people call 866-GET-INFO. There are countless of other jobs you can do in your community that while not being directly in support of the disaster relief operations, frees someone else up that can.